Home and Personal Security - for ladies

I have a little personal  item to discuss with the ladies...a topic that is often uncomfortable, evokes fear and certainly not politically correct, but one worth addressing.  Yes, that would be GUNS...or better yet...women and guns.  Yikes...are you still there? 

When not raised around weapons women (and men) often develop a fear of handling a firearm and will also become skeptical of others who lawfully do.  However, this fear is often irrational and made purely out of emotion and lack of understanding.  Statistics are overwhelmingly in favor of the safety of an armed populous, bearing out lower crime rates in areas where gun freedoms prevail...especially where citizens carrying concealed are highest.

Think about it for a minute, those of you who shy away from gun freedoms...when a person intent on doing harm lives in areas where guns are banned OR stores that forbid concealed weapons, would they feel MORE or LESS free to commit their crimes?  If you answered MORE free than you would have guessed right!  A locale that forbids firearms is a place that invites crime.

I will be addressing firearm safety quite often in my blogging in hopes to quell some of the attitudes of fear that women especially have towards their useage.  The e-book below has great information that will go a long way in dispelling some of the myths that currently perpetuate conventional thinking...and even law making regarding guns.  In future posts I will also share not only about firearm safety (the main priority), but usage, guns styles for ladies and even carrying holsters for those truly converted who would like to wear theirs concealed.  So stay tuned.... ~ Alice

Gun Facts - Gun Control | Facts | Debunk | Myths

INTRODUCTION: Gun Facts is a free e-book that debunks common myths about gun control. It is intended as a reference guide for journalists, activists, politicians, and other people interested in restoring honesty to the debate about guns, crime, and the 2nd Amendment.

Gun Facts has 98 pages of information. Divided into chapters based on gun control topics (assault weapons, ballistic finger printing, firearm availability, etc.), finding information is quick and easy.

Each chapter lists common gun control myths, then lists a number of documented and cited facts (with nearly 500 detailed footnotes). Thus when a neighbor, editor or politician repeats some sound bite about firearm control policy, you can quickly find that myth then rebuke with real information.

Gun control myths debunked in Gun Facts include (but are in no way limited to)

Gun Shows

Assault Weapons

Sniping Rifles - Sniper Rifles

Handguns For Women Handgun Sales

Violence and Violent Crime

2nd Amendment Issue

"Pocket Rockets" and "Saturday Night Specials"

Concealed Carry and Concealed Weapons Permits
Licensing and Registration

Firearm Deaths (Homicide, Accidents)

Social Costs of Guns

Children and Guns

Automatic Weapons

50 Caliber Rifles

Microstamping

Ballistic Fingerprinting

Assault Weapons Ban
Crime Gun Traces

International Gun Ownership and Crime

Gun Dealers

Gun Control Statistics

Deadly Force Encounters

Guns, Crime, Criminology and Crime Prevention (Self Defense)

Firearm Availability

Guns and Police (Law Enforcement/LEO)